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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1925)
Forbes. Thompson ■ Found Guilty of | Fraud Conspiracy ijjjOrnier Hrad of Veterans Bu ;!;reau and Accomplice Liable to Two Year* Imprisonment. •t j, '* (rnntlna.il fmm Png. On#).® (investigation, which got under way In early 192*. jiijt was in January, 192S, that }|8lrbea sent his resignation to Presl d)hrt t Harding after the scandals In fltya veterans' bureau grew so trou UWsome to the administration. Forbes had been appointed h»ad of old war risk Insurance bureau in (fee spring of 1921, and was marie djrcctor of the veterans' bureau when {hJat agency was created to handle AM'-of the government s soldier relief Work. It was a personal appointment, iftal'ding later finding Forbes Incap able of carrying through. Ijfljn December, of 1922, an nvesttga t|»n Into Forbes' management of the liAreau was liegtin. Conditions were ftjs^nd to be phaotlc in most sections of! the country. ■ Senator Demands Inquiry. i.Jforbes resigned and took a trip to Kiurope. Senator David I. Walsh of Massachusetts, Introduced a resolu tion demanding a joint congressional probe on February 12. Politicians in tjjs, house objected but the senate aftjer mueh byplay by senators who opposed the measure, finally adopted tnj*'resolution on March 2, 192S, just bribes tihe *7th congress adjourned. Senator David A. Reed of Pennsyl vania, was named chairman, and Senators Wblsh and Oddle (Nevada) w4r* the other members. Gen. John F.; O'Ryan of New York, was made general counsel snd MsJ. Davis G. Arnold, now assistant director of the vafet-ans’ bureau, was appointed as sistant. jjifttarngs were held by the senate cdjjrinlttea during October and No vember, u later returning a report In wjiieh Forbes' administration of the bureau was compared to the "looting ofi';a- ship by buccaneers,” and "the w$r|c of vandals.” 'ji Grand Jury Investigates. purchase of the Livermore (Cjji.J hospital site, the appointment of'ijMatth.w O'Brien as architect for thji' lstructure planned for Livermore, th|t .sale of *2,000,000 worth of hosp ital' supplies at Perryvllle. Md., for 20 djents on the dollar, and-the hosp ital .building conspiracy on which the ChWago trial has been based were amopig the deals denounced. gr»ch section of the country had Its eha,Wy deals, according to the senate r.pnlrt, jy.h.n Chairman Reed found that thtf-tjvidence disclosed possible crlm inaj’^rosecutlon he tried to have the ihdn!!. attorney general. Harry M. Daugherty Inatltute proceeding* lm lr.erj^gtely. Finally In December, 192.2, Senalcr Reed asked President Cool ing* ;to have John W. H. Crim. then nssjstant attorney general, placed In chaifge. Crim had resigned, but ngst;od to take on the work. Ari'grand Jury convened In Chicago lasjjl.February and after three weeks be*r|figs Indicted Eorbe* and John W. Thompson, St. Louis contractor, and Inal&a report to Persldent Coolidge askiltjg alleged liquor deals In which rnetppers of congress figured, be in \ estimated. It also suggested other probes jnto the conduct of the prisons division In the Department of Justice. Another Trial In February. Another grand Jury met In Wash ington and Indicted Representative Johr ; W. Langley and six others. Lar|g|ey was convicted In Kentucky laetj'i^pring. Another jury met In RaIrfmore and Indicted Forbes for his part,'In the Perryvllle supply scandal nnd”o(d'h him Commander Charles It. <VI,ef)Tl.v, lr. S. N., and the president of tile Thomas K.llv Surplus I’rop erly! company of Boston and New Y«.rl<y Tt4' irial of the Perryvllle case la scheduler) for February at Baltimore. Arto(her grand jury met In New Vork>!!«nd Indicted five persona for fraiiqbjlent dental work in connection with'caring for the teeth of disabled veterans. Cases were found by'the senate committee where veterans teeth! had been filled with brass while the ,bureau was paying the dentists for gold fillings. The comptroller general now has undej). consideration possible lltlga tion ,tp connection with the payment of M.T.nnn to Matthew O'Brien for piling h# had prepared for the Liver mor(i-{insp|tal. O'Brien made two seta AnVKRTIHKMKNT. KEEP LOOKING YOUNG i* « __ • It’s Easy—If You Know Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets. Th'it secret of keeping young is to young-—to do this you must natctt your liver and bowels— there’s no need of having a sallow eom^lfexion—dark rings under your •yes-dimples—a bilious look in your'- .face—dull eyes with no sparkle. Your doctor will tell you ninety per cent of all sickness romnq' from inactive bowels and liver,1 I)r .'.ftdwarda, a well-known phyalrlan In oMiy. perfected a vegetable compound mlxcd/i'ith olive oil to act on the liver and in/wcla which he gave to hia patlenta for yfcfoa. Dr, p# ward a* Olive Tahleta, the aubatl* ft/te for, calomel, are gentle in their action ycr alwaya effective. They bring about that, natural buoyancy which all ahould enjoy by toning up the liver and clearing the ay!etcm of impuritlea. Dr. JMward** Olive Tablet* are known by ih^ir olive color. 1Rc and 30c. Colds As Co Stop them today Stop them quickly—sll their dan gers gnd discomforts. Knd the fever and headache. Force the poisons out. mils break colds In 24 hours. They tone t.Ke whole system. The prompt, reltatwl resulta have led millions to •mplw. them. Don't rely on lesser helps,"jlnn't delay. All *USfi«t IMseJOS cascaraIquinini Get BM Box Motn* Radio Romance Results in “Secret” Elopement of Nebraska U Students &red Orv&da/t/amp prances ^dum/tam-* V Cupid again works by radio. WOAW’i second radio romance, its first elopement, will be radiocast to night. Miss Frances Burnham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. f». I). Burnham, 401 South Twenty-ninth avenue, sopho more In University of Nebraska medi cal college, former hortess at the studio of WOAff, is the bride. Frederick Orvadahl, Flandreau, S D., junior In the same school, is the groom. When Miss Burnham was hostess at the radio studio she was often call ed upon to fill in a number on a pyn gratn. Being an accomplished pianist, vocalist and elocutionist, she gathered laurels unto herself from her unseen listeners. There were few who knew "Dor,” a* she was announced for radio as the hostess In the reception room. Orvadahl was more Inquisitive than some. He’heard her recite "Fritzie," the tale of a lad who cried constantly because nothing suited him. He was in Lincoln listening. He learned she was a student at Nebraska univer sity, and then it was all off. Today they are slipping, unknown to any <»ne, over to Council Bluffs and will ret urn as one. Both are popular in- college circles and declare they will continue their studies. WOAW'g first radio romance cul mlnated when Franji Reynolds, Chi cago. and Miss Irene Fleming an nounced their engagement a month ago. of plana, both of which were discard ed and payment made through the comptroller generals' office over the protest of the present director of the veterans' bureau. Many Needed Witnesses Now Dead. A Jury recently indicted the warden of Atlanta penitentiary ami others in connection with malters revealed lie fore the grand Jury, which met here last February. The Department of Justice has pn der consideration still further litiga tion In connection with these scandals which have conic out of the veterans' bureau investigation. It faces the same trouble It had here—too many dead wil nesses. Charles F. Cramer, the general conn sc! of the bureau, and named in the Chicago Indictment, committed sui cide soon sfter the probe got under way. Brig. Gen, Charles K. Sawyer, former personal physician to Presiden' Harding, who helped uncover some of the scandals, died last summer Jesse Smith end K. Ross Chambers both mentioned ss having something to do with the various phases of the scandals, committed suicide. The lips of others who would know something of the various deals alao have been sealed In death. Trial of the case here started No vember 24. The Jury's nnswer cam" at the end of 10 weeks' taking of evl denee. Table Rork Band in Radio Program at Shenandoah Table Rock, Jan. JP.—Members of Table Rock's iband, together with other Table Rock musical talent, broadcast a program from station KFNF, the broadcasting station of Henry Field at Shenandoah, la., Fri day evening. This was the first op portunity radio fana have had to hear a Pawnee county hand broad casting a program. This hand has gained renown for excellent music. This is not an ordinary sale. Everything is extraordinary—the shoes, the clever styling, the fine leathers—most unusual at $7.85. FLORSHEIM SHOES are not sold at any other time at such a low figure. ‘ftoiom Scot Slu>p -* 1 1 -_ Lincoln Trio to Open Aurora Lyceum Course Aurora, Jan. 29.—The first num*j her of the Aurora V. M. C. A. I Jj.voeum course will be given by the Delta. Oml'Ton trio from Dincoln. composed of Mary Kllen Kdgerton, violinist of this city; Mary Creek baum, celloist, and Harriet Cruise.! vocalist and pianist. This progrant will 1*» given February 6. The third number on the Ivceum course will he a lecture by Dr. Richard Ixtw of China, on “China. Today and Tomor row. " All of the proceeds from the sale of tickets of the course will go to ihe y. M. C. A. Sheet Music Hits That Everybody Is Singing Come in and Hear Them Oh, Peter Morning My Beat Girl Go Long, Mule Only 25c Per Copy Large Selection of Latest Dance Orchestrations Only 30c Eich We also carry the largest stock of Teachers' material in the city. Try our serv ice. Open a Charge Account Schmoller&Mueller 1514-18-18 PiftftA Pa Telephone Dodge st. riino vo. AT lft56 “Tiger Girl” Back to Jail Juvenile Judge Rules Slayer Maid Must Stand Trial. By COPELAND C. HERO. International Nrwi Service Staff CorreRpondent. San Francisco, Jan. 30.—Again tli*3 “tiger girl," 111 year-old Dorothy E Hngson. prepared today to fight for the sweet years of her womanhood. The “jazz struck" flapper who calm ly confessed she killed her mother and then went out to dance and drink gin with “sheiks,'' the Viking blood of her forebears asserting itself, flashed her eyes as she got ready to meet her attorneys who will battle to keep the girl out of Pan Quentin prison for life. Juvenile Judge Frank Mura sky ruled late yesterday the mother slay er must stand trial for murder in superior court. With the tranquility and sangfroid that has marked her bearing most of the time since her arrest two weeks ago, Dorothy showed the same fortitude when her hopes for a short term in a girls' reforma tory were dashed. A few tears filled her exes. Then she clenched her hands and quietly walked to prison. The “jazz maniac” will probably he taken at once to Ingleside jail to he placed behind cell bars while waiting the month or two elapsing before her t rial. 1’nder instructions of Police Worn an Kathryn Sullivan, the child murderess pneked her belongings, ready for transfer from the comforta ble city prison. Knmoved, she crammed Into a suit case the copper-colored dress she wore when she shot down hep mother from behind. With the same hands that killed, she rather tenderly brushed n rust-colored hat. given her as a birth day gift by the dead mother. On top of her clothes she packed in a copy of Oscar Wilde s poems and a pac k age of letters written to her from all parts of the country. "Her tender yeai* ehould he taken in consideration," pleaded Walter Me Govern, one of Dorothy’s three at torneys, as he protested against the young matricide a removal to ingle side jail. Rut Sheriff Tom Finn pre pared a cell to receive Dorothy and announced she would he treated as any other prisoner charged with mur der. Missing Pianist c Sought by Radio Description of Ethel Lepinska Broadcast at Request of Friends. New York. Jan. 30.—Failing to find any clue In their search for Ethel Leginska. English pianist, who disap peared on Monday night, the police have resorted to the radio. A description has been broadcast at the request of her friends, who ar® growing more apprehensive for her sa fety. According, to the secretary, Miss Leginska had no money when she disappeared. The police have visited several pawnshops in the vicinity of the pianist’s home in an effort to dis cover whether she pawned either het fur coat or jewels. They had no success. The secretary* Miss Lucile Oliver, added to the apprehension of th® pianist's friends when she disclosed that Miss Leginska attempted sui cide while a student in Germany. "When Miss Leginska was 17 or 18 years old and was studying mush in Germany,' said Miss Oliver, "she jumped into a river. Some one res cued her. The next thing she knew she was in London. AH she remem bered of the occurrence after her im mersion was her going from farm house to farmhouse, begging her meals and sleeping in barns.” Beal rice.—The William Andreas estate w ill hold a •public sale Febru ary 5, at the Andreas dairy farm adjacent to the city on the east at which 21 purebred Holstein milch i-ows will be put on the market. Farmers Seek Bridge Toll Cut Issuance of Coupon Books Urged at Meeting of Meridian Company. Coleridge, Nell., .Ian. 30.—J. W. Unkhart. lawyer, of Coleridge, and I,. W. pehaller of Yankton, S. I}., were elected to succeed T. A. Anthony of AVaufa, and Fred W. Hoestng of St. Helena, as members of the hoard of directors at the annual meeting of the stockholders (if the Meridian Highway Bridge company, held in Yankton. Farmers of northeast. Nebraska fav ored a reduction In toli rates hy the use of coupon hooks, claiming that constant, users of the bridge had to pay more to cross the river now than before tin bridge was constructed. The bridge officials stated they wish ed to assist the fanners by giving the best possible service to the public at the lowest rate. hut. pointed out that it was necessary to raise sufficient revenue for fixed expense which in eludes the retirement of J JO,000 of the $300,000 bond issue and payment of $IK,000 Interest on bonds the first year, besides the salaries of the toll keepers and Ihe secretary of thp com pany, who Is the only paid official. President I>. R. Gurney reported on the completion of the bridge since the previous annual meeting, the celebra tion of tlie opening and Ihe toll sys tern, the information given shewing that tlie lota I cost of the bridge was $1,163,317, which was claimed to he a saving of Ilfin.nnO over the lowest estimate made prior to Its erection. [Shelton Student First in Lighting Essay Contest Shelton. Jan. 30.—Miss Helen Prouly. a student in Ihe Shelton pub lie schools, won first prize In tile essay contest conducted in four coun ties. Buffalo, Hall, Howard and Mer rick, by the Central Power company on "How Best to Improve the Right ing In the Home." Of 23 prize* offered In Buffalo county, Shelton I students captured 12. Julius Orkit) 1512 Douglas Street Exceptional Value! MoreLovely New Spring Hats Have Just Arrived Amazingly $ C! Fine at The New Poke In All the Vogue Day by day we receive the latest of the new Sprint Hats, so ^ there is always a splendid assortment to choose from, and such a V variety of materials and trimmincs! Hardly two alike. Hats ’ combined with silk and satin and ribbon crepe, and other new materials. Fetching little youthful styles for bobbed heads, and plenty of larger head sizes in the assortment. — MILLINERY—THIRD FLOOR pps HMHHHHSI B Trize | k Home I 8 66i North 56th st. Closes Sunday 8 8 February First |H The model electrical home, located at t>61 North Fifty-sixth street, will he closed to the . public after Sunday, February 1. This is the __ • home that has attracted the interest of hun " dreds of jrersons during the past three weeks Open House because of the brilliant light thrown upon it. Hours for The home displays the proper lighting tor Sunday, Feb. 1 every room and includes*every electrical con venience. It was erected with special care by 3K Kln'SSffJ- hr.’o Henson & Garrett from the exact plans of the 9:3o p m. today. $11,000 home which was awarded as first hour?TVcoh prize in the national Better Home Lighting \ mi through th. hotn. »nd V' i j. * rxpUIn th. v.rtou. .lrctrlr FSSaV ( OlltCSt. .1 f»»tur*«. * • • * The furnishings and decorating were in stalled by Orchard & Wilhelm Company, and every room is complete in every deta '. ac cording to the latest and most modern plans. This is your last opportunity to visit this modern home. You Are Cordially Invited to Make an Inspection of This Home Nothin# to Be Sold—No Solicitations Made I Omaha Electrical League ; m — Passenger Plane Breaks Record in France Pari*. .Ian. 30.—A quardiiple plane, carrying seven passenger* and their luggage, today broke the speed record for passenger traffic between Paris and Brussels. The plane left Paris at 11:M a m., and arrived in Brussels at 11:37 p> m., negotiating the 170.88 miles in one hour and 11 minutes, an average hourly speed of about 143 miles. Snow Ties I p . Trains in East 1.500 Automobile* Aban* doned in Big Drifts at Syracuse. Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 30.—Eighteen hours of continuous snowfall yester day and today burled Syracuse under its heaviest blanket In 1^6 years. Thousands walked to work through , three foot drifts this morning. Train, trolleys and taxi service was suspend ed. More tnan 60 trolleys were stalled. Estimates placed the number of abandoned automobiles at 1,»00. Three hundred and fifty persons narrowly escaped death when the roof of the Elmwood theater caved 1; St A. - ■ ,»» Heavy fall* of etu-w i ter, Syracuse nod l tica ► - caused delay In the arrival or wc.-t bound train* in Buffalo, this Tiidi n lug-. New York Central and Larin wanna train* were delayed frown 1 to 3 hour*. New York. Jan. M.*-New skidded and sloshed to work today. Following an inch and a half show fall yesterday heavy ruins last night turned streets and sidewalks Into treacherous path* of slush and ice. Boston, Jan. 3«—The heaviest snowfall of the season, ranking from five Inches in Boston to throe fef n Vermont, hampered traffic' in many parts of New England today. kevetal points in Vermont reported the heaviest snowfall In 20 years. At St. Alban's three feet of snow a s reported. JA Beatrice.—1. T. Merchant has JP r hased the Mace Goble property at Ninth and Lincoln streets for 34 140, and will occupy it soon with his fam ily. _ \ S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y * Last Call—Best Values ^ Winter Styles '' . First Call—Big Discounts Spring Fashions F. W. Thorne Co. 1812 Farnam St. I V> „V ■ ✓A OVERCOATS . SUITS I A> <*> \ Mid-Winter 1 A AS \ Reduc 1\ \ tions jW/A |„.AsnVA ^ See These \ ^ 9 Garments, \ v° \ , All Regular \ \0>c* J Stock, Sharp* \ ly Reduced I BERG \ "A 1 Clo. Co. 1415 Farnam \ «. [A _ X